Joseph Smith, Agreement with John Taylor, January 23, 1844 (in the handwriting of William Clayton):
This article of agreement made and entered into this twenty third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four between John Taylor of the County of Hancock and State of Illinois of the one part and Joseph Smith of the County and state aforesaid of the other part . . .
One should compare this with the verbiage of D&C 20:1 and other texts.
